From the invention of the decimal system in mathematics to the noble philosophy of ahimsa Hindus have contributed their share in all fields of knowledge and learning Over five thousand years ago when ...

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Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which is illegal under the government's morality law, a sports official said ...

Chess.com reaches a new membership milestone as it nears its 20th birthday. Chess.com, the online chess platform that was founded in 2005 and launched in 2007, has surpassed 200 million members ...

Around 35 Indian chess players are set to compete in the Asian Individual Championship in Al Ain, UAE, vying for coveted FIDE World Cup spots. This year marks the debut of Russian players under ...

Long Zhen, director of the Jinyang Ancient City Research Institute of the Taiyuan Cultural Relics Protection Research Institute, says, according to a translation from the state-run news outlet ...

Ahead of Donald Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia, the US has decided to refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf, a move likely aimed at strengthening ties with Arab nations. This decision has ...

Or what remedies filled the medicine cabinets of pyramid builders? Turns out, one of ancient Egypt’s most treasured healing plants still exists today — and modern science is finally catching ...

Although it was known that Northern Arabia had played an important role in the evolution and cultural development of ancient humans, the poor preservation of organic remains and the desert-like ...

Popular language learning app Duolingo is giving its bite-size lesson treatment to one of the oldest games in the world: chess. Duolingo’s chess course will take users, who can range from ...

A team of archaeologists from the University of Florida, Stanford University and South American institutions discovered ancient snuff tubes carved from hollow bones at the heart of monumental ...

In chess, as in life, you are bound to make some mistakes. That was the message Ed Bourgeois, access and outreach coordinator for the Minnesota State Chess Association, had for 32 inmates at the ...